07/08/2011 (1200 GMT)
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London riots
British police have been attacked by rioters in north London, after a young man was shot dead by armed officers earlier in the week. Newshour has the latest and speaks to a deputy mayor for London.
Duration: 13:07
Under the boardwalk
In New York, the famous boardwalk strip on Coney Island is under threat from being concreted over by City Hall. Matt Wells reports.
Duration: 04:06
Beating the hackers
The annual Defcon hacker convention is taking place in Las Vegas. One participant, security consultant and engineer John Strauchs, warns how hacking technology could spring prisoners from jail.
Duration: 04:30
Syrian tanks attack eastern city
At least 38 people have died after the Syrian army stormed Deir al-Zour, the largest city in the east and a scene of frequent protests, activists say. Newshour hears from an eyewitness in the city.
Duration: 05:50
Venezuela's prison orchestras
Venezuela's prisons are notorious for being overcrowded and violent but as Sarah Grainger reports, the country's world famous orchestra system is being used to try to change that.
Duration: 04:35
Euro zone crisis
Emergency talks on the international debt crisis are taking place to calm the markets before Monday. Is lack of political leadership to blame?
Duration: 05:45
The church-going atheist
Do you have to believe in God to be a Christian? Research in the Netherlands suggests that one in six of the church's clergy are either agnostic or atheist, as Robert Pigott reports.
Duration: 05:19
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